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Arsenal’s Double Gameweek 26 kicks off with a trip to Brentford this evening.

The match in west London gets underway at 20:00 GMT.

TEAM NEWS

Post-deadline news broke of Kai Havertz being unavailable for Double Gameweek 26 but there’s another unexpected absentee for the Gunners tonight.

William Saliba is absent from the visitors’ matchday squad due to illness, so in comes Cristhian Mosquera at centre-half.

Eberechi Eze is in for Havertz.

The other two alterations see Piero Hincapie oust Riccardo Calafiori at left-back and Viktor Gyokeres return to the starting XI at the expense of Gabriel Jesus.

Despite hobbling off in the closing stages of the win over Sunderland, Leandro Trossard is passed fit to start.

Also back from injury and on the bench, sooner than expected in one case, are Bukayo Saka and Martin Odegaard.

As for the Bees, there’s just one change.

Yehor Yarmoliuk replaces Jordan Henderson in midfield, with the veteran England international dropping to the bench.

Kevin Schade and Reiss Nelson are suspended and ineligible respectively for tonight’s encounter.

LINE-UPS

Arsenal XI: Raya, Timber, Mosquera, Gabriel, Hincapie, Rice, Zubimendi, Madueke, Eze, Trossard, Gyokeres.

Subs: Arrizabalaga, White, Calafiori, Lewis-Skelly, Norgaard, Odegaard, Martinelli, Saka, Jesus.

Brentford XI: Kelleher, Kayode, Ajer, van den Berg, Henry, Janelt, Yarmoliuk, Jensen, Lewis-Potter, Thiago, Ouattara.

Subs: Valdimarsson, Hickey, Pinnock, Henderson, Collins, Damsgaard, Donovan, Furo, Bentt.

LIVE GAMEWEEK PAGE!

New to Fantasy Football Scout this season is the Live Gameweek page, which you can see on the side menu.

Here you can follow the scores, watch the defensive contribution (DefCon) points roll in, see who the leading players are for xG and more as the games play out, as seen below:


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  1. Camzy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    2 months, 14 hours ago

    Lol yes haha. The masters of the dark arts getting beat at their own game!

    1. Tcheco
      • 8 Years
      2 months, 14 hours ago

      Love to see it

  2. Tcheco
    • 8 Years
    2 months, 14 hours ago

    Get in

  3. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 12 Years
    2 months, 14 hours ago

    Potter goal wankkker

    1. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      2 months, 14 hours ago

      Lol…

  4. Cheeky Reijnders
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 3 Years
    2 months, 14 hours ago

    Buzzin for the Bees!! W

  5. Fifa las vegas
    • 13 Years
    2 months, 14 hours ago

    Never been so happy to lose two CS!

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      2 months, 14 hours ago

      Plenty have 3

  6. JBG
    • 7 Years
    2 months, 14 hours ago

    Arsenal get what they deserve

  7. Ignasi M
    • 8 Years
    2 months, 14 hours ago

    Odegaard fml

  8. FCSB
    • 10 Years
    2 months, 14 hours ago

    Thiago assist?

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      2 months, 14 hours ago

      Vanderberg

  9. RICICLE
    • 3 Years
    2 months, 14 hours ago

    Simply cannot catch a break

  10. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    2 months, 14 hours ago

    Offft

  11. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    2 months, 14 hours ago

    :pukes:

  12. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    2 months, 14 hours ago

    And VdB laughing at me from my bench , sat next to Jame Hill lol…

  13. Ignasi M
    • 8 Years
    2 months, 14 hours ago

    why is Odegaard marking lewis potter?

  14. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    2 months, 14 hours ago

    Ofc ofc that would happen I never have any luck in this game honestly

  15. Gizzachance
    • 11 Years
    2 months, 14 hours ago

    T/c y/c, loses cs to !

  16. Jimmers
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    2 months, 14 hours ago

    All those Gabriel TCs - 16 points just disappeared!

    1. Craigsimpson
      • 2 Years
      2 months, 14 hours ago

      Cheers sherlock. Anymore fantastic insight?

      1. Jimmers
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        2 months, 14 hours ago

        Boo-hoooo

        1. Craigsimpson
          • 2 Years
          2 months, 14 hours ago

          Thought so

  17. F4L
    • 11 Years
    2 months, 14 hours ago

    sensible transfer of donna to raya fail. fall for the DGWs everytime 😐

  18. Ze_Austin
    • 7 Years
    2 months, 14 hours ago

    If there's an advantage to be had, Brentford will learn it

    First team I've seen to properly use Arteta's set piece edge against him this season

  19. JBG
    • 7 Years
    2 months, 14 hours ago

    Odegaard is so bad... can't believe Arsenal fans even dared to put him in the same bracket as KDB or Bruno.

    1. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      2 months, 14 hours ago

      Most Arsenal fans are deluded.

  20. brianutd-why always we? 20
    • 14 Years
    2 months, 14 hours ago

    Minus 12pts

  21. FPL Sanky
    • 2 Years
    2 months, 14 hours ago

    Anyone else had triple ARS defense with Gabriel TC?

    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      2 months, 14 hours ago

      o/

    2. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      2 months, 14 hours ago

      Nah

  22. Tcheco
    • 8 Years
    2 months, 14 hours ago

    That’s how Thiago should’ve put away his header in the first half 😡

  23. FPL Brains
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    2 months, 14 hours ago

    The scenes when Gabriel goes and gets the winner.

    1. Effe
      • 15 Years
      2 months, 14 hours ago

      I would love that!

  24. pundit of punts
    • 13 Years
    2 months, 14 hours ago

    Finally coming out as a Saliba owner 😀

  25. Baps Hunter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 months, 14 hours ago

    When does next season start?

    1. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      2 months, 14 hours ago

      Not soon enough, disgusting seasom

  26. Manani
    • 14 Years
    2 months, 14 hours ago

    I think most people have 300% EO on Arsenal anyway so not like it moves the rank. The only one losing are the TC Gabriel people

  27. Capocannonieri
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    2 months, 14 hours ago

    Did Lewis Potter Just WRECK the Gabriel TC kids?

    Awww

    This is so sad

    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      2 months, 14 hours ago

      GFY

    2. The Knights Template
      • 12 Years
      2 months, 14 hours ago

      No it isn’t.

  28. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    2 months, 14 hours ago

    Feckoff Arse

  29. Golden Oldies
    • 16 Years
    2 months, 14 hours ago

    Ha ha..
    Two Arsenal defenders including one as captain..

    Have to say I still enjoyed that Brentford goal

  30. Bigbars
    • 15 Years
    2 months, 14 hours ago

    Odegaard, ball watching ..